In a society that is spinning around the Twitter-sphere and the I-world, the venerable Portland Regency Hotel & Spa in Maine prizes its classical architecture, traditional decor and mostly proper ambience.

The new centrepiece of Kennebunk's happening Lower Village, the Grand Hotel embraces a tiny, European-style lobby with four welcoming chairs, a fulsome basket of orchids atop a fine table and an elevator to 17 luxurious rooms.

“Prices include taxes and mosquitoes,” said Pascal Perron, the director of the Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers Archaeological Site in the Châteauguay Valley near Huntingdon. “And you can learn how to make fire.” Well, who could resist that offer?

If you are obliged to be a castaway during your next summer vacation, I recommend that you get stranded at the darling Chebeague Island Inn outside of Portland, Maine. It offers a beautiful slice of New England life, complete with a tranquil and picturesque setting overlooking Casco Bay, country-elegant decor and good food.

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